August 2, 2007 by Bradley Maged.

The Department of Labor today published an e-mail address to which persons can address alleged violations of the recently implemented “Substitutions Plus Rule” (AKA Fraud Rule).  The address is: laborcert.fraud@dol.gov.

As you may recall, among other things, the rule that is currently in effect requires employers to pay all legal and other fees associated with the filing of a Labor Certification (PERM) Application.  The penalties for violations are severe and may include debarment of the lawyer or employer from filing future Labor Certification Applications.

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August 2, 2007 by Bradley Maged.

Although we do not yet have Receipt Notices for these cases, the filing fee checks for our office’s first few I-485 applications that arrived at the USCIS on July 2, 2007 and were filed pursuant to the July Visa Bulletin, were processed by our bank and assigned receipt numbers.  So it looks like they are slowly but surely moving along to receipt in these cases.

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August 2, 2007 by Bradley Maged.

The USCIS has released a Fact Sheet regarding naturalization through military service.

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August 2, 2007 by Bradley Maged.

According to an article on dallasnews.com:  “Employers across the country are preparing to fire workers with questionable Social Security numbers to avoid getting snagged in a Bush administration crackdown on illegal immigrants.”

Details on how employers will be required to handle “no match” letters received from the Social Security Administration will be posted as clear guidance is made available.

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